Nutritional assessment and rehabilitation in children with bronchiectasis and childhood interstitial lung diseases: effects on pulmonary functions and clinical severity

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Table 2 Comparison between values of anthropometry and body composition components among patients and control groups

	Patients	Control	t test	p value
Weight centile z-score
Mean ± SD	−2.18 ± 0.90	0.20 ± 1.21	81.250	< 0.001*
Range	−3.70‑0.80	−2.91‑2.16	81.250	< 0.001*
Height centile z-score
Mean ± SD	−1.86 ± 0.83	0.15 ± 1.16	64.572	< 0.001*
Range	−3.60‑0.17	−2.48‑1.65	64.572	< 0.001*
Triceps skinfold thickness centile z-score
Mean ± SD	0.82 ± 0.46	1.67 ± 0.35	75.172	< 0.001*
Range	0.04‑1.73	0.80‑2.14	75.172	< 0.001*
Body mass index centile z-score
Mean ± SD	−1.73 ± 1.08	0.39 ± 1.11	63.699	< 0.001*
Range	−4.90‑1.87	−1.99‑2.03	63.699	< 0.001*
Mid arm circumference centile z-score
Mean ± SD	−1.30 ± 0.71	1.10 ± 0.86	11.787	< 0.001*
Range	−2.7‑1.4	−1.02‑1.71	11.787	< 0.001*
Body fat (kg)
Mean ± SD	5.095 + 2.829	7.9 + 6.278	1.867	0.067
Range	1.5‑14.7	2.4‑23.5	1.867	0.067
Muscle mass (kg)
Mean ± SD	24.45 ± 6.702	25.96 ± 7.40	0.879	0.382
Range	16.3‑38.3	15.50‑42.50	0.879	0.382
Fat free mass (kg)
Mean ± SD	26.02 ± 6.81	27.30 ± 7.76	0.719	0.475
Range	17.30‑40.41	16.50‑44.80